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Articles tagged ‘atrial fibrillation’

January 14, 2016

Coronary artery calcium progression and atrial fibrillation

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) progression is associated with a ‘dose-response’ increase in risk for development of atrial fibrillation (AF) according to findings recently reported by lead author Dr Wesley O’Neal (Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA) from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) study.1

January 14, 2016

Coronary artery calcium progression and atrial fibrillation

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) progression is associated with a ‘dose-response’ increase in risk for development of atrial fibrillation (AF) according to findings recently reported by lead author Dr Wesley O’Neal (Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA) from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) study.1

November 24, 2015

Botox may prevent AF after CABG surgery

Botox may prevent arrhythmias when injected into fat surrounding the heart after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG), according to research published recently in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology.

November 24, 2015

Trends and predictors of repeat catheter ablation for AF

The rate of repeat catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF) appears to be associated with demographic characteristics (younger age and higher household income) rather than medical co-morbidities, according to a study published recently in the American Heart Journal.1

November 24, 2015

Thumb-ECG – innovation to identify AF and prevent stroke

There is growing interest in an innovative thumb-electrocardiogram (ECG) system for remote arrhythmia investigation and stroke prevention (Zenicor-ECG, Zenicor Medical Systems), which apparently detects up to four times more atrial fibrillation than a conventional Holter ECG.

October 30, 2015

Does heart rate control improve outcome in AF?

Mortality risk is lower for atrial fibrillation patients receiving rate-control treatment with β-blockers or calcium channel blockers, and the use of β-blockers is associated with the largest risk reduction, according to a study published recently in Circulation.1

October 30, 2015

New roadmap to improve AF management

The report from the 5th Atrial Fibrillation Network association (AFNET)/European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA) consensus conference has been published recently in EP Europace,1 aiming to provide a roadmap to improve the quality of AF management.

October 30, 2015

Pacemakers identify AF to help stroke prevention

Pacemakers identify atrial fibrillation (AF) and enable initiation of anticoagulation to prevent strokes, according to research presented at Acute Cardiovascular Care 2015, held recently in Vienna, Austria.1

October 30, 2015

Drugs and devices – European Society of Cardiology highlights

A record-breaking meeting of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) was held in London this year with 33,000 delegates from all over the world attending the five-day congress from 29th August–2nd September 2015. The British Journal of Cardiology (BJC) presents highlights from the meeting in their report, and in an accompanying podcast.

October 30, 2015

Switching patients with AF to NOACs in primary care

Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) constitute “a new era in anticoagulation therapy” for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a review published recently in the International Journal of General Medicine.1